What is the county seat of Boone County?

The county seat of Boone County is Lebanon.

Is there an online parcel map for Boone County?

Yes. Indiana Geographic Information Office (IndianaMap) publishes a parcel map of 42,842 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.

Has Boone County's boundary or name changed?

Boone County was created in 1830 from Wabash County, Hendricks County, Adams County, Marion County and Tippecanoe County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.

Who issues building permits in Boone County?

The county's page on building permits: Travel Permits. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.

Who issues septic and well permits in Boone County?

The county's page on septic systems and wells: Health department: septic and well.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Boone County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 18011

Boone CountyIndiana

Boone County is a county in Indiana with its seat in Lebanon. It was established in 1830 and named after Daniel Boone.

Founded1830
County seatLebanon
Named forDaniel Boone
Land area423 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Population70,812 2020 Census
Parcels mapped42,842 checked 15 October 2026

Open the free map Click any parcel in Boone County: acreage, parcel id, address and who publishes the map. No sign-in.

Updated 19 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

History

Formed in 1830 from Wabash County, Hendricks County, Adams County, Marion County and Tippecanoe County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Boone County was created on April 1, 1830, from parts of Wabash, Hendricks, Adams, Marion, and Tippecanoe counties.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

1830
Boone County created Boone created from that part of Wabash New Purchase attached to Hendricks, from those parts of Adams New Purchase attached to Hendricks and Marion, and from the half-mile-wide strip of both New Purchase counties attached to Tippecanoe for administrative and judicial purposes.
from Wabash from Hendricks from Adams from Marion from Tippecanoe
1 April 1830 · Ind. Acts 1829, 14th sess., ch. 24, secs. 1-2/p. 31

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Boone

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Good enough

Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 42,842 parcels from Indiana Geographic Information Office (IndianaMap). Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 6 October 2026 · checked 15 October 2026
Address points Official

One point per address, 33,752 in all from Indiana Geographic Information Office (IGIO).
edited 8 March 2026 · checked 13 October 2026
Buildings Reference

Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026

Official: from the office that keeps the record
Good enough: a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback: a guide only; check the official record
Missing: nothing public found yet

People and land

Boone by the Census

Population

70,812 2020 Census count

Housing units

28,103 2020 Census count

Land area

423 square miles

Water area

0.3 square miles

People per sq mi

167 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Records

Assessor and property records 765-482-0140from boonecounty.in.gov · checked 13 October 2026
Clerk of court: deeds and plats 765-482-0530from boonecounty.in.gov · checked 13 October 2026

Permits

Health department: septic and well 765-482-6505from boonecounty.in.gov · checked 13 October 2026
Water Wellsfrom boonecounty.in.gov
Travel Permitsfrom boonecounty.in.gov
Permitsfrom boonecounty.in.gov

Zoning and code

Planning and zoning
Building Maintenance
from boonecounty.in.gov · checked 13 October 2026
Drainage Ordinancesfrom boonecounty.in.gov
Ordinance Downloadsfrom boonecounty.in.gov
Board of Zoning Appeals Membersfrom boonecounty.in.gov
Zoning Mapsfrom boonecounty.in.gov

County government

County government
The official website of Boone County.
boonecounty.in.gov

See your own lot on these maps

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Questions

Common questions about Boone County

When was Boone County founded?: Boone County was founded in 1830, formed from Wabash County, Hendricks County, Adams County, Marion County and Tippecanoe County, and named after Daniel Boone.
What is the county seat of Boone County?: The county seat of Boone County is Lebanon.
Is there an online parcel map for Boone County?: Yes. Indiana Geographic Information Office (IndianaMap) publishes a parcel map of 42,842 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Boone County's boundary or name changed?: Boone County was created in 1830 from Wabash County, Hendricks County, Adams County, Marion County and Tippecanoe County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
Who issues building permits in Boone County?: The county's page on building permits: Travel Permits. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Who issues septic and well permits in Boone County?: The county's page on septic systems and wells: Health department: septic and well.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Boone County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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